Citizen Classic Cal E820 - 44mm Chronograph Manual
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- This watch is solar-powered. Expose the dial to light and use it sufficiently charged.
Component identification
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Function hand
Chronograph 1/20 second
- Actual appearance may differ from the illustration.
- The crown has two positions when pulling it out.
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Setting the time and calendar The calendar of this watch does not have to be adjusted manually until February 28, 2100 including leap years.
- Pull the crown out to position
. - Rotate the crown to change the mode to [TME].
- Pull the crown out to position
. - Press and release the upper right button
.
The second hand points to 0 second. - Press and release the upper right button
repeatedly to change the hand/indication to be corrected.
- Each time you press button
, the target changes as follows:
Hour/minute → year → month → date → (Back to the top) - The hands and indications slightly move when selected to show they become adjustable.
- Rotate the crown to adjust the hand/indication.
- The hour, minute and 24-hour hands move synchronously.
- Check whether the time set is AM or PM with the 24-hour hand.
- When you rotate the crown quickly a few times, the hand/indication will move continuously. To stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either direction.
- Year is indicated by the function hand and month by the second hand.
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"Year" corresponds to the years since leap year and is indicated with the markers.
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"Month" is indicated with the position of the hour.
Each number means month.
- Repeat steps 5 and 6.
- Push the crown in to position
in accordance with a reliable time source to finish the procedure.
Setting the local time
You can set time difference from the time of [TME] in 1-hour increments to indicate the local time.
- The time difference is adjustable within a range of ±27 hours from the time of [TME].
- Pull the crown out to position
. - Rotate the crown to change the mode to [L-TM].
Local time is indicated. - Pull the crown out to position
. - Rotate the crown to adjust the hour hand.
- The hour hand moves in 1-hour increments and the 24-hour hand moves synchronously with it.
- When you rotate the crown quickly, the hand will move continuously. To stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either direction.
- Push the crown in to position
to finish the procedure.
Checking the reference position
- Pull the crown out to position
. - Rotate the crown to change the mode to [CHR].
- Pull the crown out to position
.
The hands and indication start to move to the current reference positions stored in memory. - Check the reference position.
Correct reference positions: - Hour, minute and second hands: 0 hour 00 minute 00 second
- 24-hour hand: "24"
- Date indication: "1"
- Function hand: ".0"
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When the current reference position is different from the correct one, adjust the position following the steps of "Correcting the reference position".
- Push the crown in to position
to finish the procedure.
Correcting the reference position
- Pull the crown out to position
. - Rotate the crown to change the mode to [CHR].
- Pull the crown out to position
.
The hands and indication start to move to the current reference positions stored in memory. - Press and hold the upper right button
for 2 seconds or more. - Press and release the upper right button
repeatedly to change the hand/indication to be corrected.
- Each time you press the button, the target changes as follows:
Function hand/date indication → hour/minute/24-hour hands → second hand → (back to the top)
- Rotate the crown to adjust the hand/indication.
- The hour, minute and 24-hour hands move synchronously.
- Date indication changes to the next as the function hand rotates 4 times.
- When you rotate the crown quickly a few times, the hand/indication will move continuously. To stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either direction.
- Repeat steps 5 and 6.
- Push the crown in to position
to finish the procedure.
Resetting the device - All Reset
- Pull the crown out to position
. - Rotate the crown to change the mode to [CHR].
- Pull the crown out to position
.
The hands and indication start to move to the current reference positions stored in memory. - Press and release both the lower right button
and upper right button
at the same time.
As you release the buttons, the alarm sounds and all reset is executed. - Push the crown in to position
to finish the procedure.
After All Reset
After All Reset, adjust the reference position and set the time and calendar and other settings.
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